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Limatula (Limatula) saturna

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Limatula (Limatula) saturna Bernard p. 71
1988Limatula macleani Bernard
1988Limatula californica Bernard p. 227
2000Limatula (Limatula) saturna Coan et al. p. 207
2012Limatula (Limatula) saturna Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 324
2021Limatula (Limatula) saturna Hendy

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
—OstreioniFerussac 1822
—OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderAnomiidinaGray 1854
—Limoidei(Moore 1952)
superfamilyLimoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyLimidaeRafinesque 1815
genusLimatulaWood 1839
subgenusLimatulaWood 1839
speciessaturnaBernard 1978

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Invalid names: Limatula californica Bernard 1988 [synonym], Limatula macleani Bernard 1988 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: low-level epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 08:37:02
Modified: 2009-10-10 17:42:18
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available